latin pliny vocab 1

come across

incido in, -ere, -cidi

story

materia, -ae f

like

similis, -e + dative

fictitious

fictus, -a, -um

worthy of

dignus, -a, -um + ablative

that (of yours)

iste, -a, -ud

(here) rich, luxuriant

laetus

(here) elevated

altus

clearly

plane

poetic

poeticus, -a, -um

intellect

ingenium, -ii n

marvellous event

miraculum, -i n

(here) relate

refero, -ferre

over

super + accusative

to and fro

hinc inde

reliability

fides, -ei f

author

auctor, -oris m

although

tametsi

what concern does a poet have with reliability?

quid poetae cm fide?

if you were about to write

scripturus

whom you would have trusted

cui . . . credidisses

even

vel

history

historia, ae

colony

colonia -ae f

of Hippo

Hipponensis, -e

navigable

navigabilis, -e

lagoon

stagnum, -i n

estuary

aesturarium, -ii n

flow out

emergo, -ere

like

in modum + genitive

alternately

vice alterna

depending on

prout

tide

aestus, -us m

ebb

reprimo, -ere, -pressi

flow into

impello, -ere, -puli

carry into

infero, -ferre